Main Entry: mo·not·o·nous

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈnä-tə-nəs, -ˈnät-nəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek monotonos, from mon- + tonos tone

Date: 1776

1 : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity
2 : tediously uniform or unvarying

— mo·not·o·nous·ly adverb

— mo·not·o·nous·ness noun